The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism: Tools for Emotional Resilience and Positivity

The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism: Tools for Emotional Resilience and Positivity

by Matthew J. Van Natta
The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism: Tools for Emotional Resilience and Positivity

The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism: Tools for Emotional Resilience and Positivity

by Matthew J. Van Natta

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Overview

Optimize joy, overcome obstacles—discover the calm of stoicism

Being a stoic means embracing positivity and self-control through the ability to accept the uncertainty of outcomes. With this stoicism guide, the beginner stoic will learn how to take charge of their emotions on the path to sustained happiness and satisfaction.

This easy-to-navigate stoicism guide gives you the emotional tools needed to let go of the things you can't control and find joy in what you have. Through thought-provoking strategies and exercises, this book helps you find contentment so you can build closer relationships and become an active member of society.

The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism includes:
  • Evolution of stoicism—Discover the history of stoicism and how its principles can help you find peace.
  • Complete the mindset—Find acceptance using an essential emotional toolkit based on the disciplines of Desire, Action, and Assent.
  • Time to reflect—Apply what you've learned to your own life with ethical questions, quotes, and exercises.

Change your perception, focus on positivity—become the best version of yourself with The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781641527217
Publisher: Callisto Publishing
Publication date: 10/08/2019
Pages: 178
Sales rank: 77,896
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

MATTHEW J. VAN NATTA is the creator of the stoic podcast, Good Fortune, as well as the website Immoderate Stoic. His writings focus on the daily application of stoicism in the modern world.

Table of Contents

Introduction viii

Part I Foundations

Chapter 1 A Practical Philosophy 1

Chapter 2 A Quick Trip Through History 21

Part II Your New Emotional Tool Kit

Chapter 3 Thinking Like a Stoic 40

Chapter 4 Acting Like a Stoic 65

Part III Stoicism for Life

Chapter 5 Cultivating Positivity 86

Chapter 6 Practicing Emotional Resilience 105

Chapter 7 Being of Service 125

Chapter 8 Continuing Your Journey 143

Resources 157

References 159

Index 160

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